Enabling access to restricted data using geofences

A method comprising:

• collecting, at a system comprising a processor, network data from a network element, wherein law prohibits a network operator from using the network data for commercial purposes unless use of the network data for the commercial purposes is authorized by a user;
• identifying, by the processor, a user device that is associated with the network data, wherein the user device is associated with the user;
• identifying, by the processor, use parameters associated with the user device, wherein one of the use parameters comprises
• a geofence that defines a location at which the user authorizes the use of the network data for a commercial purpose, and
• time limits associated with the geofence;
• and
• in response to detecting that the user device is at the location,
• determining, by the processor, if the time limits associated with the geofence are satisfied,
• determining, by the processor, a purpose for which the network data will be used, and
• if a determination is made that the time limits are satisfied and that the purpose matches the commercial purpose of the one of the use parameters, allowing, by the processor, use of the network data for the purpose.

A computer storage medium having computer-executable instructions stored thereon that, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform operations comprising:

• collecting network data from a network element, wherein law prohibits a network operator from using the network data for commercial purposes unless use of the network data for the commercial purposes is authorized by a user;
• identifying a user device that is associated with the network data, wherein the user device is associated with the user;
• identifying use parameters associated with the user device, wherein one of the use parameters comprises
• a geofence that defines a location at which the user authorizes the use of the network data for a commercial purpose, and
• time limits associated with the geofence;
• and
• in response to detecting that the user device is at the location,
• determining if the time limits associated with the geofence are satisfied,
• determining a purpose for which the network data will be used, and
• if a determination is made that the time limits are satisfied and that the purpose matches the commercial purpose of the one of the use parameters, using the network data for the purpose.